Automated Manifest Sytstem (AMS)


ABI Error Message

38N: RESTRICTED COUNTRY

THE IMPORT RESTRICTION INDICATOR FOR THIS COUNTRY IS "1" ON THE COUNTRY CODE FILE. THIS INDICATES THAT THIS COUNTRY IS RESTRICTED FROM IMPORTING TO THE U.S. OR THAT THE COUNTRY'S CODE HAS BEEN RENDERED INACTIVE OR INVALID. SINCE THERE IS NO INACTIVE/INVALID CODE IN THE COUNTRY CODE FILE, THE ONLY WAY TO PREVENT USE IS BY MAKING THE COUNTRY "RESTRICTED". AN EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE COUNTRY CODE 'SQ' FOR SLOVAKIA. EFFECTIVE 03/01/93, THIS COUNTRY CODE WAS NO LONGER VALID. IT CHANGED TO 'SK'. A FILER MIGHT BE MISLED BY THE "RESTRICTED" INDICATOR THEY RECEIVE BACK ON A QUERY OR BY THIS MESSAGE WHEN TRANSMITTING AN ENTRY AND RECEIVING A REJECT. THIS LATTER TYPE OF COUNTRY CODE IS "INVALID" RATHER THAN RESTRICTED.
VOP: DESIGNATED EXAM SITE NOT ALLOWED

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS WHEN A FILER SENDS A DDPP IN THE EI 30 RECORD, POSITIONS 40-43 FOR "DESIGNATED EXAM PORT" WHEN THE ENTRY IS NOT A REMOTE FILING ENTRY. 
VNR: CLAIM DTE OVER 30 DAYS IN FUTURE

IN THE DRAWBACK MODULE THIS MESSAGE INDIACTES THAT THE DATE IS IN A VALID FORMAT, BUT IS GREATER THAN 30 DAYS IN THE FUTURE. FUTURE DATES ARE NOT ACCEPTED FOR THE DISKETTE PROGRAM. DATES UP TO 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE ARE ACCEPTED VIA ABI. FOR ABI TRANSMISSIONS, MESSAGE VLZ WILL BE USED IF OVER 30 DAYS IN ADVANCE.EN A SUCCESSFUL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS RECEIVED FROM ABI SHOULD THE ACH PAYMENT BE TRANSMITTED.
594: INVALID DISTRICT /PORT OF UNLADING

THE PORT OF UNLADING (DIST/PORT CODE) MUST BE A VALID LOCATION AS SHOWN ON REGION/DISTRICT/PORT FILE (FOUR DIGIT DDPP). FILERS TRANSMIT THE PORT OF UNLADING FOR IMPORT SHIPMENTS IN THE ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION (EI - 20 REC, POS 30-33) OR THE CARGO RELEASE TRANSACTION (HI - H1 REC, POS 65-68). IF THE PORT CODE TRANSMITTED DOES NOT EXIST ON THE DATABASE, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT. ***NOTE***- IN ADDITION TO THE ABOVE INFORMATION, A PORT THAT IS LISTED ON THE FILE MUST ALSO BE SET TO "Y" AS AN UNLADING PORT. IF THE PORT IS SET AS "N" FOR UNLADING PORT, THE ABOVE ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
FC4: FCC FORM 740 REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN ABI ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT TRANSACTION (APPLICATION EI). IF THE TARIFF NUMBER TRANSMITTED IN THE 50 REC, POS 4-13, IS CODED FC4 ON THE TARIFF DATABASE, THE FILER MUST INCLUDE THE APPROPRIATE FCC RECORDS TO DESCRIBE THE ITEM. IF THE FCC RECORDS ARE NOT TRANSMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
DK0: SCHED B NUMBER NOT ON FILE

THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE. THE MESSAGE SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE SCHEDULE B NUMBER, AT THE 6, 8, OR 10 DIGIT LEVEL DOES NOT EXIST IN THE FILE. NORMALLY, THIS OCCURS WHEN THE FILER HAS GIVEN 10 DIGIT ON OLDER RECORDS. FOR OLDER RECORDS, IF THE FILER USES 6 DIGITS (OR 8 IF PETROLEUM) THE PROBLEM IS MINIMIZED. 
VAQ: COMM. INVOICE DATA NOT ON FILE

FILERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE ELECTRONIC INVOICE PROGRAM (EIP) MUST TRANSMIT COMMERCIAL INVOICE DATA TO ABI PRIOR TO TRANSMITTING THEIR SUMMARY DATA IF THE SUMMARY CONTAINS AN "E" IN POS 56 OF THE 10 RECORD. IF THE FILER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE INVOICE BY REQUEST PROGRAM, THEN IT IS PERMISSABLE TO TRANSMIT THE 42 RECORD WITH THE INVOICE NUMBER AND THE 43 RECORD WITH THE "INVREQ" DATA WITHOUT FIRST TRANSMITTING THE COMMERCIAL INVOICE. HOWEVER, UNLESS ONE OF THE TWO CONDITIONS ABOVE IS MET, A TRANSMISSION OF THE SUMMARY AS AN ELECTRONIC SUMMARY (EIP) WILL BE REJECTED WITH THIS ERROR MESSAGE. **NOTE** IF THE FILER USES MORE THAN ONE 42 RECORD PER 40 RECORD, AND "INVREQ" PERTAINS TO THE 42 RECORD, EACH 42 RECORD MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY A 43 RECORD. IF THIS PAIRING IS NOT FOLLOWED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL RESULT.
ACS: INVALID IMPORTER TYPE

THIS ERROR IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN "ADD IMPORTER" TRANSACTION. AS OF JUNE 1999, THERE ARE SEVEN VALID TYPES OF IMPORTER IDENTIFIERS THAT CAN BE USED AS PART OF AN TI INPUT TRANSACTION. THEY ARE: C = CORPORATION S = SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP P = PARTNERSHIP G = GOVERNMENT (FEDERAL ONLY) L = GOVERNMENT (STATE OR LOCAL) F = FOREIGN GOVERNMENT I = INDIVIDUAL THE USE OF ANY OTHER CHARACTER IN THE T1 RECORD, POS 80 WILL GENERATE THIS MESSAGE. NOTE: THE ERROR MESSAGE OUTPUT DOES NOT REFLECT THE ERROR IDENTIFIER "ACS".
VKN: HLT:O INVALID W/ OVERRIDE CRIT.N

SUBSEQUENT SORT ORDER O=OVERRIDE IS INVALID WHEN OVERRIDE CRITERIA N=NO.  
RBM: SECURITY VIOLATION/RA NOT ALLOWED

FOR RECONCILIATION, THIS MESSAGE OCCURS IF THE FILER IS NOT AUTHORIZED FOR ENTRY SUMMARY PROCESSING, OR IF THE FILER HAS NO ABI DDPP/FILER CONTROL RECORD.
DKU: APPV'D RULING REQD FOR DBK PAYMT

THIS "WARNING" MESSAGE (NOT A FATAL ERROR) OCCURS IN THE AUTOMATED DRAWBACK MODULE AND WILL APPEAR IF THE DRAWBACK CLAIM TYPE IS '41' OR '44' AND NO VALID RULING (CONTRACT) NUMBER IS GIVEN VIA ABI.
1M9: IT DATE MORE THAN 2 YEARS OLD

   MORE THAN 2 YEARS OLD
VGI: FD 701: FDA SHPPR NOT ON FILE

THIS ERROR MESSAGE IS A REJECTION IN THE FDA INTERFACE. THE FDA SHIPPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (MID, REC FD01, POS 63-77) MUST BE ON FILE FOR THE SHIPPER BEFORE THE FDA ENTRY WILL PROCESS. THE FILER MUST ADD THE SHIPPER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER TO THE DATABASE VIA ABI AND RESEND THE ENTRY.
VKR: HLN:MAX 5 OVERRIDE FLDS EXCEEDED

A MAXIMUM OF FIVE FIELDS MAY BE SELECTED FOR FORMULATE OVERRIDE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR A TABLE LOCATE DEFINITION. THE FIELD(S) IN ERROR EXCEED THIS LIMIT. 
4FO: VISA NUMBER NOT REQUIRED

A VISA NUMBER WAS ENTERED ON A LINE BUT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS TARIFF FROM THIS COUNTRY OF ORIGIN -- OR AN ABI LINE WAS TRANSMITTED WITH A RECORD 51 INCLUDING A VISA NUMBER BUT A VISA NUMBER IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE LINE'S TARIFF FROM THE LINE'S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
EIC: INVALID PAYMENT TERMS TYPE

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION CI). PAYMENT TERMS MUST BE TRANSMITTED IN THE C02 REC, POS 6-75. EACH PAYMENT TERMS FIELD HAS A TWO CHARACTER "PAYMENT TERMS TYPE", WHICH MUST BE TRANSMITTED IN THE C02 REC, POS 4-5. THE LIST OF VALID PAYMENT TERMS TYPES IS ON PAGE AII-8 OF THE CATAIR. THE USE OF ANY OTHER CODE, OR A BLANK FIELD, IN THIS ELEMENT WILL GENERATE THIS ERROR MESSAGE
VAP: FIRMS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATION

A FACILITIES INFORMATION AND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FIRMS) CODE IS IS REQUIRED FOR ANY ENTRY SUMMARY INPUT THAT REQUESTS CARGO CERTIFICATION IN THE 3O REC, POS 38. THE FIRMS CODE IS TRANSMITTED IN THE 20 REC, POS 72-75. IF THE FIRMS CODE IS OMITTED, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
DKL: INVALID CANADIAN ENTRY NBR FORMAT

CANADIAN ENTRY NUMBERS MUST CONSIST OF 14 NUMERIC CHARACTERS, WITH NO ALPHA OR SPECIAL CHARACTERS. MEXICAN ENTRY NUMBERS MUST BE 14 CHARACTERS, BUT MAY BE ALPHA-NUMERIC.
800: NO MATCH FOR EST/COMP DUTIES

THIS MESSAGE CAN HAVE MULTIPLE CAUSES. THE MOST COMMON ONES ARE: -- USING PRIOR YEAR'S TARIFF RATES; OR RATES IN EFFECT BEFORE A HARMONIZED UPDATE CHANGED THE RATES. -- TRANSMITTING ZERO DUTY WITHOUT INCLUDING THE APPROPRIATE SPECIAL PROGRAMS INDICATOR (SPI) OR SENDING DUTY WITH AN ACCOMPANYING DUTY-FREE SPI. -- APPLYING AN AD VALOREM DUTY RATE AS THOUGH IT WAS A SPECIFIC RATE. -- INCORRECTLY CALCULATING AN AD VALOREM EQUIVALENT FOR CHAPTER 9802 IMPORTATIONS. -- MAKING A CALCULATION ERROR THAT AMOUNTS TO MORE THAN A $3 DIFFERENCE ON A GIVEN TARIFF LINE ON THE SUMMARY. -- USING AN INTRANSIT (I.T.) NUMBER AND DATE FROM A PRIOR YEAR WITH DUTY RATES FROM THE CURRENT YEAR.
VIC: DT HS7: BLANK VIN POSITION: 1

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED WHEN AN ENTRY SUMMARY TRANSACTION IS USED TO REPORT DOT DATA VIA ABI. IF THE FILER USES THE DT03 TO REPORT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (VIN), THE FIRST VIN REPORTED MUST BE TRANSMITTED IN POSITIONS 5-21 OF THIS RECORD. IF THIS FIELD IS OMITTED AND THE FIRST VIN IS REPORTED IN POSITIONS 22-38, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
ARL: PROTESTANT NAME NOT APPLIC.

PROTESTANT NAME IS A REQUIRED FIELD WHEN PROTESTANT TYPE IS "F" (FOREIGN), OR "O" (OTHER). PROTESTANT NAME IS NOT ACCEPTED FOR ANY OTHER PROTESTANT TYPE. 
EI7: COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION REQUIRED

THIS MESSAGE IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO AN AUTOMATED INVOICE TRANSACTION (APPLICATION CI). THE COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION OF THE INVOICED ARTICLES IS TRANSMITTED TO ABI IN THE C35 REC, POS 4-73. THIS FIELD MAY NOT BE BLANK. IF SO, THIS ERROR MESSAGE WILL BE GENERATED.
"42E: DATA REPLACED WITH WARNINGS

THIS IS AN ABI OUTPUT MESSAGE THAT IS GENERATED IN RESPONSE TO A CARGO RELEASE INPUT TRANSMISSION (APPLICATION HI). IT WILL ALWAYS BE ACCOMPANIED BY ANOTHER SPECIFIC MESSAGE THAT DESCRIBES THE ELEMENT THAT GENERATED THE WARNING MESSAGE ('CONSIGNEE IS FOREIGN BASED' IS AN EXAMPLE). THIS MESSAGE WILL OCCUR WHEN THE FILER TRANSMITS ACTION CODE 'R' IN THE H1 RECORD, POSITION 3
AIT: MULTIPLE 43 RECS ARE INVALID

MULTIPLE 43 RECORDS ARE NOT PERMITTED ON A SINGLE CUSTOMS LINE. NOTE--THIS IS CORRECT IF NO 42 RECORDS ARE TRANSMITTED ON THE SAME ENTRY. IF THE ENTRY IS AN ELECTRONIC ENTRY WITH BOTH 42 AND 43 RECORDS, MULTIPLE 43 RECORDS WILL BE PERMITTED PROVIDED THAT EACH 43 RECORD IS ACCOMPANIED BY A 42 RECORD.
15F: TARIFF NBR NOT LOGICALLY RELATED

THE TARIFF NUMBER IDENTIFIED IS NOT LOGICALLY RELATED TO ANOTHER TARIFF NUMBER ON THE LINE IN THE SUMMARY TRANSMISSION. THE MOST COMMON EXAMPLE IS THE ATTEMPT TO REPORT A NUMBER FROM CHAPTERS 1-97 WITH TARIFF NUMBER 98010010NN. THIS IS A TARIFF NUMBER FOR REPORTING THE RETURN OF A PRODUCT MANUFACTURED OR PRODUCED IN THE UNITED STATES. A SECOND TARIFF NUMBER IS NOT PERMITTED WHEN REPORTING U.S. GOODS RETURNED. OTHER EXAMPLES INCLUDE REPORTING WATCH/CLOCK COMPONENTS NOT RELATED TO ONE ANOTHER AND REPORTING CERTAIN WEARING APPAREL ARTICLES AS PART OF AN ENSEMBLE WHEN THE DATABASE DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THE COMPONENT AS BELONGING TO THE ENSEMBLE.

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